Watch-dial



G. HUNTER.

WATCH DIAL.

(No Model.)

Patented Apr. 20, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HUNTER, OF ELGIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE ELGIN NATIONAL NVATCH COMPANY,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATCH-DIAL.

QPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,507, dated April20, 1886.

Application filed December 11, 1883.

I ctZZ whom it 71mg; concern.-

Be it known that L GEORGE HUNTER, of Elgin, in the county of Kane, andin the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in atch-Dials; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad tothe accompanying drawing, making a part of this specification, in whichis [0 shown my improved dial separate from a watch. 1

Myimprovementrelates to the noting oftixne by the new style, in whichone series of consecutive numbers is employed; and it consists,

1 principally, in adial having the circle oftwenty-four consecutivehour-numbers arranged upon a uniform background with the number 12 atthe top and the number 2% at the bottom of the dial, and the spacewithin the circle of numbers of which the lowerportion is dark or cloudyand the upper portion islight, substan tially as hereinafter showu Itconsists, further, in a dial having thecircle of twenty-four consecutivehour-numbers 2 arranged with the number 12 at the top and the number 2&at the bottom of the dial, and the space within the circle of numbersmade cloudy over its lower portion and on its upper portion made lightand provided with the representation of raysof light radiating downwardfrom below the twelve or noon mark, substantially hereinafter described.

In the annexed drawing, A represents a watch-dial, which near itsperiphery is pro- 5 vided with acirclc ofdivisions, a, to indicateseconds within the same, has a second circle,

a, of divisions to indicate minutes, and within said latter has a thirdcircle, a*, that is divided into twenty-four spaces, each of which 40denotes an hour of time. Said hours are consecutively numbered from 1 to24, and the numbers are arranged so that 12 is at the upper center ofthe circle and 24 is at the lower center ofthe same. The lower portionof the circular space a, inclosed by the hour-num- Serial No. 114,193.(No model.) 1

hers, is dark and cloudy, while its upperportion is light, and withinthe latter is a word or symbol-preferably the name or mark of the watch,or the name or trade-mark ofthe maker. Rays of light are represented asradiating 5c downward from the part of the dialspace di rectly below thetwelve-hour or noon mark, thusindicating theposition of the sun at noon.The space (6 thus ornamented represents light and darkness, and as theformer is adjacent to the hour-numbers, which cover the day, and thedark portion of said space comes opposite to the numbers which designatethe night hours, the user is caused to associate with the hour-numbersthe adjacent design and to unconsciously class them accordingly.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, whatI claim as new 1s- 1. A dial having the circle of twenty-four 6consecutive hour-numbers arranged upon a uniform background, with thenumber 12 at the top and the number 24 at the bottom of the dial, andthe space within the circle of numbers, of which the lower portion isdark or cloudy and the upper portion is light, substantially as shown.

2. A dial having the circle of twenty-four consecutive hour-numbersarranged with the number 12 at the top and the number 24 at the bottomofthe dial, and the space within the circle of numbers made cloudy overits lower portion and on its upper portion made light, and provided withthe representation of rays of light radiating downward from below thetwelve or noon mark, substantially as described.

In tcstimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this5th day ofDecember, 1883.

GEORGE HUNTER.

\Vitnesses:

\VILLIAM FITCH, HENRY O. HAZARD,

